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Lab troubles were known but unreported

Originally published: February 15, 2011 10:16 PM
Updated: February 15, 2011 10:21 PM
By KATHLEEN KERR  kathleen.kerr@newsday.com

A file photo of the Nassau County police

Photo credit: NCPD | A file photo of the Nassau County police crime lab in Mineola.

A Nassau police crime lab supervisor discovered in August that its drug-testing unit had made mistakes analyzing illegal substances in nine criminal cases, but did not report the problems until December, the lab's new director said.

Lab director Pasquale Buffolino, who told Newsday of the four-month delay, would not name the supervisor.

Buffolino said the lab supervisor revealed testing...

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